{"id":5027,"date":"2011-03-07T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2011-03-07T00:46:54","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T04:46:54","slug":"thousands-of-women-farmers-in-brazil-protest-the-use-of-pesticides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2011\/03\/thousands-of-women-farmers-in-brazil-protest-the-use-of-pesticides\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Women Farmers in Brazil Protest the Use of Pesticides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\">(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, March 07, 2011) To mark International Women\u2019s Day on March 8, members of the international peasant movement <a href=\"http:\/\/viacampesina.org\/en\/\">Via Campesina<\/a> demonstrated last week in six Brazilian states. Using the slogan &#8220;Women Against the Violence of Agribusiness and Agrotoxins For Land Reform and Food Sovereignty,&#8221; they marched together with other organizations working for the rights of women and the rural population. It is important to note that several diseases that are found predominantly in women are highly linked to exposure of pesticides such as female <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/news\/daily_news_archive\/2005\/09_15_05.htm\">reproductive tract abnormalities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?cat=84\">breast cancer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=3161\">thyroid disease<\/a>. <div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/centercut.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/brazil-sugar-ethanol-sector-emerging.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy CenterCut Blog\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_rcnpusYnlNI\/SuQokABUWhI\/AAAAAAAAC00\/zW3s86UhobM\/s400\/sugarcane_burning.jpg\" title=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_rcnpusYnlNI\/SuQokABUWhI\/AAAAAAAAC00\/zW3s86UhobM\/s400\/sugarcane_burning.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy CenterCut Blog<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aenda.org.br\/\">Brazilian Crop Protection Association<\/a> (AENDA), which represents producers of farm chemicals, Brazil uses more than one billion liters of agricultural chemicals a year, making it the top consumer country since 2009 of weed killers and insecticides that have toxic effects to humans and wildlife. <\/p>\n<p>Amanda Matheus of the Landless Rural Workers Movement told <em>Inter Press Service<\/em> (IPS) that the use of agrochemicals harmful to the environment is based on an agricultural production model biased towards agribusiness or large-scale export-oriented agricultural production. The model &#8220;is driven by an alliance between large landowners and transnational corporations that gain control of the land and invest in monoculture plantations, such as sugarcane,&#8221; she said. The aim of the demonstrations is to change the agricultural production model to one based on &#8220;agro ecology, biodiversity, family agriculture organized in cooperatives, and the production of healthy food.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Brazil is among the world leaders in the production of sugarcane, sugar and ethanol. Most of the sugarcane planted in Brazil is used to produce ethanol and the United States is the largest market for this product. Brazil exports 10,000 to 20,000 metric tons of cane sugar to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Our food choices have a direct effect on the health of our environment and those who grow and harvest what we eat around the world. That\u2019s why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/organicfood\/conscience\/index.htm\">food labeled organic is the right choice<\/a>. In addition to serious health questions linked to actual residues of toxic pesticides on the food we eat, our food buying decisions support or reject hazardous agricultural practices, protection of farmworkers and farm families, and stewardship of the earth.<\/p>\n<p>For over sixty years, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rodaleinstitute.org\/\">Rodale Institute<\/a> has been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing its findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest options for people and the planet. CEO of Rodale Inc and member of the Board of Directors of Rodale institute, Maria Rodale, is scheduled to speak at Beyond Pesticides\u2019 29th National Pesticide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/forum\/index.htm\"><em>Forum, Sustainable Community &#8211; Practical solutions for health and the environment<\/em><\/a> April 8-9 in Denver, CO. Ms. Rodale is the author of three books. Her most recent work, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rodale.com\/maria-rodale-organic-manifesto\">Organic Manifesto<\/a><\/em>, provides an indispensable and highly readable look at why chemical-free farming unquestionably holds the key to better health for our families-and the planet. To learn more about organic food <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/organicfood\/index.htm\">click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=54709\">Inter Press Service News Agency<\/a> <\/em><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, March 07, 2011) To mark International Women\u2019s Day on March 8, members of the international peasant movement Via Campesina demonstrated last week in six Brazilian states. Using the slogan &#8220;Women Against the Violence of Agribusiness and Agrotoxins For Land Reform and Food Sovereignty,&#8221; they marched together with other organizations working for the rights of women and the rural population. It is important to note that several diseases that are found predominantly in women are highly linked to exposure of pesticides such as female reproductive tract abnormalities, breast cancer and thyroid disease. According to the Brazilian Crop Protection Association (AENDA), which represents producers of farm chemicals, Brazil uses more than one billion liters of agricultural chemicals a year, making it the top consumer country since 2009 of weed killers and insecticides that have toxic effects to humans and wildlife. Amanda Matheus of the Landless Rural Workers Movement told Inter Press Service (IPS) that the use of agrochemicals harmful to the environment is based on an agricultural production model biased towards agribusiness or large-scale export-oriented agricultural production. 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